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Trace Elements in Edible Rocky Shore Species: Effect of Sewage Discharges and Human Health Risk Implications

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente
datacite.subject.sdg14:Proteger a Vida Marinha
datacite.subject.sdg15:Proteger a Vida Terrestre
datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis
dc.contributor.authorCabral-Oliveira, Joana
dc.contributor.authorPratas, João
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Susana
dc.contributor.authorPardal, Miguel A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-15T16:08:36Z
dc.date.available2025-12-15T16:08:36Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description
dc.description.abstractSewage pollution is a worldwide concern and can result in increasing levels of trace elements in the environment that can pose serious risks both to wildlife and human health. This highlights the importance of studying the role of sewage discharges in the contamination of aquatic systems, especially in rocky shores, since part of our food resources is directly collected from coastal waters. For this purpose, the accumulation of trace elements (Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Co, Cd, Fe, Mn, and As) by edible molluscs (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Patella ulyssiponensis, and Phorcus lineatus) was compared between one sewage-impacted area and two reference areas. This study suggests that the concentrations of trace elements in the soft tissues of the selected molluscs can be affected by the presence of sewage discharges, and that limpets seem to be the best bioindicator. Moreover, the sewage pollution increased the concentrations of As in the mollusc species, emphasizing its potential damaging effects on natural systems and on edible species.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work wassupported by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência eTecnologia) through a PhD grant to Joana Cabral-Oliveira (SFRH/BD/48874/2008), with funds from POPH(Portuguese Operational Human Potential Program), QREN Portugal (Portuguese National Strategic Reference Framework), and MCTES (Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education).
dc.identifier.citationCabral-Oliveira, J., Pratas, J., Mendes, S., & Pardal, M. A. (2014). Trace Elements in Edible Rocky Shore Species: Effect of Sewage Discharges and Human Health Risk Implications. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 21(1), 135–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2014.890480
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10807039.2014.890480
dc.identifier.issn1080-7039
dc.identifier.issn1549-7860
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/15059
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.relationROCKY SHORE MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES AS INDICATORS OF SEWAGE POLLUTION
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dc.relation.ispartofHuman and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectmolluscs
dc.subjecttrace elements
dc.subjectsewage
dc.subjecthuman health
dc.subjectPortuguese coast
dc.titleTrace Elements in Edible Rocky Shore Species: Effect of Sewage Discharges and Human Health Risk Implicationseng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleROCKY SHORE MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES AS INDICATORS OF SEWAGE POLLUTION
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oaire.citation.endPage145
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage135
oaire.citation.titleHuman and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
oaire.citation.volume21
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